♪ ♪ >> oh, yeah, it's coming down. >> major: heavy snow, rain, and strong winds batter the west coast. >> we'd like to urge people to stay off the roads if they can. >> major: early 40 million americans under weather advisories. tonight, the growing threat for flash flooding and landslides as another major storm hits california. >> damaging winds, you could lose power, tornadoes cannot be ruled out. >> major: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett in for norah.

we begin tonight with nearly all of california under the threat of dangerous weather with yet another atmospheric river slamming the west coast. torrential rains, snow, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes are expected in this multi-day storm, bringing threats of severe flooding and mudslides. flash flood warnings are in effect for parts of los angeles county, while residents in the santa monica mountains and hollywood hills have been warned to be ready to evacuate due to the possibility of mud and debris flows. this is the second batch of storms to hit the region in recent weeks, leaving little time for rainsoaked hillsides to dry out. california's office of emergency services prepositioned equipment and rescue crews in several counties, as the storm moved ashore. cbs's carter evans starts us off tonight from los angeles. >> reporter: this latest atmospheric river is delivering another crushing blow to california. the overnight deluge made driving on roads treacherous in sacramento and the bay area,

resulting in spin outs and close calls. adilene martinez and her baby girl were in the backseat when their suv crashed into a median. >> when the crash ended up happening, i woke up. the first thing was my baby. i checked her, she was fine. >> reporter: the state central coast has already been inundated with more than 6 inches of rain in some areas. this is what santa barbara's airport look like today. it was shut down. and pinned under nearby rushing waters, a gruesome discovery. right now a swift water rescue team is recovering a body from the water over there. it's not clear if this is a weather-related death, but the body certainly came down this stream. >> it's not uncommon for us to see these types of emergencies as water begins to recede. >> reporter: the storms brought down trees and part of this hillside along u.s. 101 near the oregon border. farther south in ventura county, firefighters shoveled mud and stacked sandbags to divert water from homes and streets.

but even cleanup crews wound up getting stuck. >> there's lots of hillsides, lots of falling rocks and trees. so the roads are very hazardous. >> reporter: just south of l.a., the ground in rancho palos verdes is shifting, buckling, and collapsing as the city continues to battle the perils of oversaturation. meanwhile, in the sierra, a winter storm warning is in effect until wednesday. heavy snow and gusting winds are expected to create blizzard conditions along the highways, making travel across the region dangerous. back here in socal, these mudslides are destructive and expensive. you can see these cars are pretty much totaled, and they are still cleaning up from last week's set of storms which led to nearly 600 landslides in the l.a. area. and more rain is in the forecast, so the danger is

not over. major? >> major: so many hazards. carter evans, thank you. for more on that massive pacific storm, let's bring meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, good evening. >> good evening, major. a virtual look at a very wet and soggy los angeles. with this powerful system that's lingering off the coast, sending in more rain, more moisture, the potential for more flooding, mudslides, landslides, debris flows still a possibility, not just possible through tomorrow morning. there's going to be some flooding, some flash flooding. but it's likely through parts of ventura and los angeles counties a lot of moisture still coming up from the tropics and subtropics here, keeping the threat going. by the middle of the week, we are watching the next system in the central and eastern time zones, but this, major, looks like mainly a rain event for the big cities in the northeast. >> major: chris warren, thank you so much. overseas, the mysterious death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny has sparked silent protests across russia and vocal outrage around the world. tonight, navalny's widow is vowing to continue his fight for a free russia, as she accuses

vladimir putin of killing her husband and "hiding his body." cbs's chris livesay reports. >> reporter: he was the kremlin's fiercest critic. now alexei navalny's widow, yulia navalnaya is filling the painful void boldly accusing the russian president himself. "vladimir putin killed the father of my children, who took away the dearest thing i had." for days, the navalny family has demanded to see his body, but tonight, russian investigators say they will hold it for at least two more weeks for examination. in her searing indictment, his widow alleges it's all to cover up traces of poisoning. it was another of putin's novichoks, she asserts, the same nerve agent that nearly killed him in 2020. for his legions of outraged supporters, he's now a martyr. "we are here to honor the memory

of a hero" says navalnaya. vigils have a have been sprouting up across russia, leading to nearly 400 arrests. as if speaking from the grave, navalny sought to steel the spines of his supporters in a documentary just two years ago. >> my message when i'm killed is very simple. don't give up. >> reporter: the outrage truly is worldwide. at vigils like this one in rome, people are demanding justice for alexei navalny and casting blame squarely on the kremlin. as for the united states, president bidens says even more sanctions against russia are under consideration. major? >> major: chris livesay, thank you. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky sounded the alarm today about ukraine's shortage of ammunition to fight off the russian invasion. he said "russian troops are taking advantage of u.s. delays in providing more military aid to ukraine." president biden again today criticized house republicans for refusing to approve his request of $60 billion in military and economic assistance to ukraine.

now to the 2024 election with south carolina's republican primary less than a week away, the state's former governor nikki haley is hoping for an upset despite polls showing her down by double digits to current g.o.p. frontrunner and former president donald trump. cbs's caitlin huey-burns spoke with a defiant haley on the campaign trail. >> reporter: trailing donald trump by more than 30 points in her home state, former south carolina governor nikki haley is plowing on. >> at the end of the day, we want to close that gap. we want to make sure that we continue to show that there's a purpose there. >> reporter: in order to win the nomination, you have to win some states. what states do you think you can win? >> we're playing all of them. after south carolina you're going to have another 20 states. vote. only three states have voted. we don't anoint kings here. >> reporter: to your supporters who want to see you get to the nomination, how

exactly do you get there? >> one state at a time. one state at a time. if i were to get out of the race now, it would be the longest general election in history. the political elite are saying you should get out. why? why should i get out? do we not want states to vote? let's let them vote. >> reporter: a win in south carolina on saturday would give trump his fourth straight victory in a row. facing that prospect, haley is focusing her campaign speeches here on the former presidents mounting legal challenges and his posture toward russia. >> i don't know why he keeps getting weak in the knees when it comes to russia. but i'll tell you what. russia is not getting weak in the knees. >> reporter: trump made his first comments about the death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny in a truth social post monday, connecting it to his own legal woes. saying "we are a nation in decline." trump received a $355 million fine in a civil court case on friday. and over the weekend, he tried to rally support at a sneaker

convention in philadelphia where he unveiled a new line of shoes. >> it's a slightly different audience than i'm used to but i love this audience. >> reporter: and with just five days to go until the south carolina primary, both republican candidates will be campaigning here tomorrow in the same area. donald trump has a town hall and nikki haley is set to deliver a speech on the state of the race and she's defying calls to drop out. major? >> major: caitlin huey-burns, thank you. now to significant developments in the red sea. iranian-backed houthi militants claimed they took down a $30 million mq9 reaper drone. a u.s. official tells cbs news the unmanned aircraft crashed off the coast of yemen, but the cause is under investigation. a houthi missile strike by the group terrorizing vital international shipping lanes forced the crew of a cargo vessel to abandon ship in one of the worst attacks so far. and it all comes after u.s. central command says and it took out a houthi underwater attack drone over the weekend. the first time that type of weapon has been used in this conflict.

for last night's "60 minutes," norah o'donnell spoke to the u.s. navy admiral leading the fight against the houthis unmanned vessels. >> norah: do other countries have these so-called suicide drone boats? >> they are iranian manufactured, exported to the houthis, who adapted them for their own use. in this particular case. other countries around the world have different applications. >> norah: frightening. >> it's frightening. it's concerning. it's clearly why we pay so much attention to putting more eyes out on the water. detecting these small boats whether they are crewed or uncrewed, they both can have a significant effect. by the same token, it's why we are watching all the threats from the houthis on the water and the missile threats in particular. >> major: israel has given hamas a deadline to return hostages held in gaza or face a ground offensive in the city of rafah, where an estimated 1,500,000 civilians are sheltering. that deadline is by the muslim

holy month of ramadan which begins in early march. cbs's holly williams reports anger is growing across israel over a newly released video showing the youngest hostage being held by hamas. >> reporter: tonight, israel's military released this security camera video which they say they recently found in southern gaza, apparently showing the bibas family the same day they were kidnapped, october 7th, being moved by the militants. baby kfir was nine months old at the time, the youngest hostage. taken with his 4-year-old brother ariel and their parents, shiri and yarden. in november, as hamas released over 100 hostages during a seven-day cease-fire, the group claimed shiri and her two children had been killed in an airstrike. but the militants haven't shown any proof or handed over any bodies. despite mounting international criticism, israel's prime minister,

benjamin netanyahu, seems determined to launch an offensive in rafah. tonight he vowed to punish the militants who took the bibas family. >> we will bring these kidnappers of babies and mothers to justice. >> i say give them what they want. just bring back my family. >> reporter: yifat zailer is a cousin of shiri bibas and her two boys. we spoke to her before the new video was made public. so you are in a kind of limbo. >> for me, my family is still there. still very much alive until, you know, we receive the confirmation. >> reporter: there are thought to be around 130 remaining hostages. tonight hamas said that only free them in exchange for palestinian prisoners. and, major, hamas said another precondition for releasing hostages is israel "stopping the

aggression." >> major: holly williams, thank you. back here at home, a minnesota community is in shock and mourning tonight after two police officers and a paramedic were shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call early sunday morning. cbs minnesota's jonah kaplan is there. >> i need an ambulance to 33rd avenue, and i need two additional ambulances. >> reporter: a call for backup and then a command to get back. >> medics. please back up. medics. back off and turn off lights. >> reporter: according to investigators a man barricaded himself inside a home, with 7 children, ages two to 15, after an hours long

standoff on sunday the man opened fire killing two officers and the paramedic who tried to save them. >> several officers did return fire. i will note this individual had several guns and large amounts of ammunition. >> reporter: cbs news minnesota tonight confirming the suspect as 38-year-old shannon gooden. court documents reveal he was a convicted felon who could not legally own a gun. the attack killed burnsville pd officers paul elmstrand and matthew ruge, both 27. adam finseth, a fire department paramedic, was 40. the gunman also died but the children were physically unharmed. the shooting, a reminder of how domestic calls can turn deadly for first responders. >> we are heartbroken. we are heartbroken. we are going to need time to be together. >> reporter: fbi data shows among the more than 500 officers killed in the last decade, nearly 10% were responding to a domestic disturbance. what do sheriffs, what do police chiefs now tell their deputies and their officers? >> stay the course. remember your mission. remember why you chose this profession. remember why you wanted to swear that oath to put on that shield and remember how much you love your community.

>> reporter: the medical examiner tonight releasing his reports and just now confirming again the 3 first responders died of gunshot wounds. some in the chest, some in the torso. two of the officers hit multiple times. major, we're also learning tonight that a third police officer that was struck, he survived and is now home from the hospital. >> major: cbs minnesota's jonah kaplan, thank you. a bike ride takes a terrifying turn when a woman is attacked by a cougar. the details next. xt. the details next. what if we need to see a doctor away from home? ucard gets you in with medicare advantage's largest national provider network. how 'bout using it at the pharmacy? yes - your ucard is all you need. huh - that's easy! can it help keep my smile looking good? yep! use your ucard at the dentist. say cheese! get access to what matters with the ucard only from unitedhealthcare. struggling with the highs and lows of bipolar 1?

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>> reporter: there are now close to 800 food pantries on college campuses. a decade ago, there were just 80. uc davis was one of the first to open up its pantry, buried in the basement. now the pantry is at the heart of the campus. it's not intended for those with a meal plan or who can afford groceries, but it's open to anyone with a student id. no questions asked. do you fear that people will take advantage of the system? >> we've got ten students coming in and three didn't need it, i'm okay with that. as long as we get those seven who did need it. >> reporter: what kind of load does that lift off you? >> oh, huge. >> reporter: for erin cashin... >> a dozen eggs. >> reporter: she's stretching her dollars but only taking what she needs. you're being aware of everyone else in the struggle with you. >> that's what comes with a gift economy. let me make sure i leave some behind for the next person. >> reporter: no regrets, no stigma, and one very big benefit. >> it absolutely affects my

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of america." that is tonight's "cbs evening news." for norah o'donnell, i am major garrett. good night. . major, thank you. i'm juliette goodrich. here in the bay area, washed out roads, downed trees, the blows from mother nature aren't over yet. scattered showers still on first alert doppler this evening. more rain in the forecast on tuesday. i am tracking that hour by hour in the first alert forecast. >> a ceasefire rally causes big headaches for drivers after they block a roadway in san francisco. and a run down church in berkeley turned into a 6 bedroom home, why transformations like this could be more common as california hopes to solve its housing

crisis. if it is serving middle and low income people i would be happy.. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. good evening, we are in first alert weather mode tonight as we speak after heavy rain and powerful winds made a mess of the bay area and it is not over yet. with more rain on the way caltrans says it will be shutting down all lanes of niles canyon road in fremont tonight. after the road partially collapsed earlier today. caltrans says it will assess the damage tomorrow morning so it could mean big delays for people returning to work tomorrow after the three day weekend. the winds brought down trees across the bay area including highway 29 in napa. firefighters made quick work of clearing the debris there which temporarily blocked southbound traffic. and, it was a similar situation in san francisco where our photographer me